Water and Structure of the Hydrosphere and earth Ocean

Definition: Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.

• River Basin

• Ocean Basin

• Water Table

• Surface Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: An aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or clay that impedes water flow.

• Confined Aquifer

• Artesian Well

• Perched Aquifer

• Artesian Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Definition: The deepest part of the ocean floor; made up of rolling hills and flat plains.

• River Basin

• Trench

• Ocean Basin

• Continental Shelf

Definition: A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean.

• Watershed

• Fjord

• Lagoon

• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Definition: A constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity.

• Global Ocean Conveyor Belt

• Ocean Basin

• Ground Water

• A & B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Definition: An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water.

• Floodplain

• Estuary

• Watershed

• Ocean

Definition: The area of land drained by a river and its branches.

• Medium Watershed

• Estuary

• River Basin

• Ocean Basin

Definition: The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.

• Pressure Gradient Force

• Gravity

• Coriolis Effect

• Convection Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Definition: An aquifer made of porous rock covered by soil out of which water can easily flow.

• Karstic Aquifer

• Unconfined Aquifer

• Perched Aquifer

• Artesian Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)

• Impermeable

• Ocean

• Selectively Permeable

• Potable